BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Dressed to thrill like Bond, Bumble Bond and Steven Finn is back with a bang, bang

David Lloyd reviews a stunning day for England on day two of the third Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston

THE NAME'S BOND, BUMBLE BOND

Felt very sharp in my new English-made fitted Mr Tabbs suit. It’s got nice lapels and just a touch of lining in the back vents. It’s the type of thing that Daniel Craig would wear – I’m in for that when they want a new 007. It’s between me and Bruce Forsyth – but there might be a late contender in Bob ‘The Cat’ Bevan, who apparently is an old friend of Mr Bond…

Sportsmail's David Lloyd at Edgbaston on Thursday and James Bond star Daniel Craig (right)

THE RIGHT DECISION

The umpires are having a terrific series and at this stage there’s been 22 reviews and only one has been overturned. The surprise was Jos Buttler’s lbw. As an umpire you’re thinking ‘it’s pitched in line, straightened and hit him below the knee-roll. Out! But ball-tracking technology said it was going over the top. No blame attached to Buttler there. It was certainly not a howler from the umpire.

JOHNSON TEARS IT UP

All talk before play was about patience and Australia bowling the same line as England. Enter Mitchell Johnson! Two searing, thrilling deliveries in his first over of the day that lifted two England batsmen off their feet! Absolutely unplayable and great entertainment and theatre. Old-fashioned fast bowling and Mikey Holding was reflecting that West Indies used to have four of them…

England's Jonny Bairstow (left) and Ben Stokes were caught out by two bouncers from Mitchell Johnson

FINN BACK WITH A BANG, BANG

Alastair Cook brought Steven Finn on from the Birmingham End and he conceded 14 in the over so he changed ends and he went bang, bang! We talked about Finn’s height and bounce yesterday but said he hadn’t quite got back to where he was in his pace. Well, he got those two wickets with balls timed at 91 miles per hour! That’s the Steven Finn we once knew. He’s back!

England paceman Steven Finn took five wickets on a dramatic second day of the third Test

JUST THE TICKET

Football is just around the corner and there’s no shortage of big clubs in these parts. You’ve got Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall, and Coventry. I popped up to Aston before play and saw two Villa season tickets nailed to a door. I took them. You never know when a couple of nails might come in handy….

TEST HAS BEEN A CROWD PLEASER

The pace of Test cricket now is extraordinary. This has been like a gunfight at the O.K. Corral with punches being thrown all over the place. There were some astonishing shots played, too, to be dismissed from nowhere. Think Steve Smith. Just an absolute hack! It’s been a match that has engaged the crowd unbelievably. This is THE place for England to play. Bottle this atmosphere and take it to Trent Bridge, please.